Comments on: Rasmussen Poll: Only 37% Now Support Existing Stimulus Plan

By: Robert_Worstell

Robert_Worstell — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:02:32 +0000

Whatever happened to all tthat “Hope” people were voting for? (Well, 53%, anyway…) Seems Obama has gotten a bit negative since he got into office. I'm betting that the best thing to do would be nothing (if we can't get some payroll and corporate tax cuts at least) – and the economy (like it did in the '70's and '80's which were comparable) will just recover all on its own. Best thing would be to give everyone debit cards and tell them they can only spend it in stores or for supplies.

By: Robert_Worstell

Robert_Worstell — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:58:51 +0000

Looks like the stock market is already showing its displeasure – anyone notice that it sank when Obama was elected and again when he was inaugurated? Not doing anything great right now – I expect that it might actually start back up once the bill is killed. Expect it to putter around and do nothing if that monster spending bill is actually approved.

By: DLS

DLS — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:50:23 +0000

The behavior of the Dems in the House has been disgraceful. More to the point, the more the public learns about what's in the bill, the more they don't like it. (The bill as-is has always been opposed by a true supermajority.) It's up to the Senate to improve it. What else presents itself, in the legitimate realm of speculation, is how much the Obama personnel mistakes have tarnished the Dems and the bill by association even more. Obama is irresponsible and continues to blunder if he calls it “his” rather than the Dem House's bill, or if he engages in the most stupid hype and hysteria-mongering (which only appeals to the fools who have liked the bill as-is all along) if he claims with a straight face that failure to pass this bill will be catastrophic. No, it's the correct thing to do, given how bad this bill is as well as how wrongly it was passed.